O'Connor v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL fr.om the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. Where a defendant negligently exposes, on bis private property, to which he has allowed for years free access by children to play with a dangerous machine unguarded and unsecured, likely to attract children, excite their curiosity, and lead to their injury, while they are pursuing their childish instincts, he is liable to a child of tender years injured while playing with it. 13 An. 61; Beach on Cont.
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APPEAL fr.om the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. Where a defendant negligently exposes, on bis private property, to which he has allowed for years free access by children to play with a dangerous machine unguarded and unsecured, likely to attract children, excite their curiosity, and lead to their injury, while they are pursuing their childish instincts, he is liable to a child of tender years injured while playing with it. 13 An. 61; Beach on Cont. Neg. 69, 70; 17 Wall. 157; 21 Minn. 209. 1. The “ turntable ” cases have no application here, where the locus in quo…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
The father institutes this action for the recovery of $25,000 damages, as compensation for injuries inflicted upon his minor child, which resulted in the amputation of his left leg, causing great pain and suffering.
The case was tried by the judge, who found $7000 for the plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.
Plaintiff’s counsel claims that the ease made out by the evidence is that the accident happened on a square of ground belonging to the defendant, bounded by Magnolia, Olio, Locust and Calliope streets, in the city of New Orleans, and…
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- Severy v. NickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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